Carole Mallory's blog consists of movie and book reviews and commentary on Hollywood. Mallory is an actress who portrayed a Stepford Wife in the original film and appeared in other movies such as Looking for Mr. Goodbar. A former supermodel, her writings are published in The Huffington Post and Hollywood's The Wrap. Her book reviews are published in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Norman Mailer was her mentor. Upon his death she sold her collection of writings with his edits to Harvard University.

Saturday, April 4, 2015

MOVIE REVIEW' FURIOUS SEVEN ...FABULOUS!

Furious Seven is the best in this franchise. Fresh.
Crazy. Riveting. Cars parachuted from an airplane in a sequence that
will raise your blood pressure. The team is back! Vin Diesel heads
the charge. The sounds of the revving of engines, the double clutching,
the down shifting, the brakes screeching become characters onto
themselves and make you feel as though you are in the driver's seat.
And some seat to be in. These men do it again. Original, imaginative,
action scenes never before filmed.
And there is a tender tribute
to Paul Walker (Brian O'Connor) at the end that is welcomed by the
audience with deferential silence.
Vin Diesel (Dominic Torretto)
leads the pack of mercenaries who take on Jason Strathan (Deckard Shaw)
who is seeking revenge for the death of his brother. Shaw is killing
Torretto's men one by one. Vin Diesel has sex appeal that is raw and
refreshing while Jason Strathan has a polished, manicured tough guy
look. The one two wallop of these refreshingly macho men keeps you on
the edge of your denim as does the courage of Torretto's gang
Kurt Russell (Mr. Nobody) a shady government official contacts Torretto
to help him retrieve God's Eye, a computer program that can turn
technology into a weapon. A terrorist from Somalia, Jakande (Djimon
Hounsou, is also trying to get God's Eye. A woman computer expert,
Nathalie Emmanuel, (Ramsey) is the only hacker who can hack into God's
Eye and she is held captive by Jakande. Mr. Nobody backs Torretto in
his efforts to off killer Shaw, who is out to destroy Torretto's family.
Mr. Nobody's deal is if Torretto will retrieve God's Eye for Mr.
Nobody, he will give Toretto arms and technology to get Shaw. Dwayne
Johnson (Hobbs), Michele Rodriguez (Letty), Tyrese Gibson (Roman),
Ludicris (Taj), Elsa Pataky (Elena) Gal Gadot (Gisele), Lucas Black
(Sean) round out the cast. Gibson and Ludicris add humor needed to play
off the action sequences and Rodriguez is her usual brave, pit bull of a
woman whose feisty nature charms. These actors engage in individual
fights for survival which criss cross as the tension mounts.
Director James Wan triumphs with his masterful direction. The editing is terrific as Furious 7
is a series of stories with a big cast that is cut in such a way to
keep you guessing and guessing as it spirals and builds into one huge
thrill. Chris Morgan and Gary Thompson have written this with a gusto
and spirit about characters you care about. This franchise has legs and
can surely go on to Furious 8. But don't miss Furious 7 and decide for yourself.

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About Carole Mallory

Carole Mallory is an actress, journalist, professor, and film critic. Her film credits include Stepford Wives and Looking for Mr. Goodbar. As a supermodel she graced the covers of Cosmopolitan, New York, and Newsweek. Besides her novel “Flash,” Mallory has written a memoir of her time with Norman Mailer, Loving Mailer. After the writer's death, she sold her archive of his papers to Harvard. Her journalistic pieces on Vonnegut, Jong, Vidal, Baryshinikov, and Heller have been published in Parade, Esquire, Playboy, Los Angeles Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Hollywood's The Wrap. Her review of Charles Shields' biography of Kurt Vonnegut, And So It Goes, was published in the Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer. She teaches memoir at Cheltenham Adult School and Widener University.
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